comeback vs reply

comeback

noun
  • A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one. 

  • A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity. 

  • An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw. 

reply

noun
  • Something given in reply. 

  • A counterattack. 

  • A document written by a party specifically replying to a responsive declaration and in some cases an answer. 

  • The answer of a figure. 

  • A written or spoken response; part of a conversation. 

verb
  • To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer. 

  • To act or gesture in response. 

  • To repeat something back; to echo. 

How often have the words comeback and reply occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )